Plenary Dialogue on Human Rights and Governance Said

Workshop 1: Enhancing Democratic Transition and Governance • Aref Jaffal Al Marsad • Toby

Workshop 2: Violence against Women, and Women’s rights protection • Sara Gjerding, Euromed Rights

Workshop 3: Protecting the rights of vulnerable groups and preventing discrimination • Zoheir Ouldeddine,

Human Rights and Governance MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS Aref JAFFAL, Al Marsad, Palestine Toby SEXTON, European

Session 1: Democratic Transition and Governance • To support human rights networks • Reinforce

Session 2: Violence against women and women’s rights protection • CSOs have to lobby

Session 3: Protecting the rights of vulnerable groups and preventing discrimination • Organization of

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Plenary Dialogue on Human Rights and Governance Said Sailhi, LADDH Ligue Algérienne pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme Michael Docherty, Ho. S Human Development, NEAR B 2 Alexandre Baron, Centre of Thematic Expertise Human Rights, NEAR Moderator: Nabila Hamza, Thematic facilitator on Human Rights

Workshop 1: Enhancing Democratic Transition and Governance • Aref Jaffal Al Marsad • Toby Sexton, EEAS • Alexandre Baron, DG NEAR Moderation: Boubkeur Largou, OMDH

Workshop 2: Violence against Women, and Women’s rights protection • Sara Gjerding, Euromed Rights • Ilaria Brazzoduro, DG JUSTICE, EC Moderation: Boubkeur Largou, OMDH

Workshop 3: Protecting the rights of vulnerable groups and preventing discrimination • Zoheir Ouldeddine, Algeria • Marina Marchietti, DEVCO, B 1 Moderation: Anella Stefanova, Bankwatch Network

Human Rights and Governance MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS Aref JAFFAL, Al Marsad, Palestine Toby SEXTON, European External Action Service Alexandre Baron Centre of Thematic Expertise Human Rights, DG NEAR Nabila HAMZA Thematic Facilitator Human rights Boubkeur Largou, Organisation Marocaine des Droits Humains Ossama Suleiman, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Session 1: Democratic Transition and Governance • To support human rights networks • Reinforce the funding of CSOs and Human Rights conditionality • Establish a regional coordination structure for enhancing dialogue between the CSOs and the EU

Session 2: Violence against women and women’s rights protection • CSOs have to lobby and exert pressure on their governments in order to push them to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention which has a holistic and multifaceted approach to violence against women and call them to adapt the national legislation to be in line with the Istanbul Convention • Enhance the role of media in combating violence against women: giving voices to women- victims of violence and reporting the abuses • Creation of a regional observatory on violence against women in Southern countries- which will alert on the abuses on women and promote an active involvement of the civil society on regional level

Session 3: Protecting the rights of vulnerable groups and preventing discrimination • Organization of regional thematic Forum focusing on LGBT Minorities in the Southern Neighbourhood Countries, in order to build Common Strategies; encourage networking and develop. a solid lobbying for LGBT persons • Enhancing the capacity of Civil Society Organizations regarding the adoption of Human Rights approach and LGBT People Rights. • Monitor media to avoid hate-speech and homophobia and prevent violence and discrimination against LGBT persons. • Support and Finance LGBT CSOs to enforce the capacity of these regional networks, through funding of programs for advocacy, for visibility.